Naomi Campbell Pleads Guilty To Assault

Patiently Awaits Punishment
Friday, June 20th, 2008

Naomi Campbell showed up at a London court this morning to plead guilty to four of six counts of assault that were brought against her after an incident broke out at London’s Heathrow airport back in April where Naomi flipped out on police officers after she believed a piece of her luggage had been stolen. Here are a few pics of Naomi as she sheepishly made her way into court to make her plea earlier today:


Naomi Campbell appeared in court Friday and pleaded guilty to assaulting two police officers in London’s Heathrow airport this April, PEOPLE has confirmed. The 38-year-old pleaded guilty to four of the six charges she was facing – two counts of assaulting a police constable; one of using threatening, abusive words or behavior to cabin crew; and one of using insulting, abusive, threatening behavior or disorderly conduct likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. The Crown Prosecution Service has decided not to pursue the other two charges. “Ms. Campbell was aggressive, hostile and violent to people who were simply trying to do their jobs,” C.P.S. director Nazir Afzal said in a statement. “Her behaviour fell far short of what is acceptable.” According to one source close to the trial, Campbell must remain in the Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court precinct to await sentencing. “The magistrate has asked for a report from the probation service prior to sentencing,” the source tells PEOPLE. “It is expected that she will be sentenced this afternoon.” Campbell could face a jail term of up to six months and a fine of $10,000 for each assault charge. Before the court convened, a rep for the model told press she “regretted” the incident.

I *love* how Naomi “regrets” these sorts of flare ups only after she gets caught and is about to be punished. If anything, she should sue the anger management facilities that she’s been working with over the past few years cuz their techniques aren’t really working for her. I find it very hard to believe that Naomi will be punished in any real way … I’m sure her lawyers worked out a deal where she’d get off from any serious punishment in exchange for standing in open court to plead guilty to the charges. She’ll prolly receive a slap on the wrists … again. But, I’d really love it if she got sentenced to serve another week of community service like the last time she was punished. I don’t know why, but the notion of Naomi Campbell scrubbing toilets really makes me smile.

UPDATE: This just in … Naomi has been sentenced to 200 hours of community service! It looks like she may be scrubbin’ toilets again very soon :)

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The 2008 Fashion Oscars

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
So, the big to-do last night in NYC was the 2008 Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards (the “Fashion Oscars”) which took place at the New York Public Library and gives all the fabulous fashionistas license to get all gussied up in hot (and sometimes ridiculous) designs. Apparently, there were a few awards handed out as well but the real focus of the event revolves around what/who attendees were wearing. Here are a few pics of some of the fashions that made their way into the soiree last night:
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Fransisco Costa of Calvin Klein took home the Womenswear Designer of the Year award on Monday night at the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards. It marks the second time the designer has won the honor, the top award in the U.S. fashion industry, winning for the first time in 2006. Tom Ford received the top award for menswear, while Tory Burch won for accessory design. “To be recognized is surreal, especially alongside Marc Jacobs and Michael Kors,” said Burch in her acceptance speech. Jacobs and Kors were also nominated. The Swarovski-sponsored awards for the three top newcomers in the same categories included Kate and Laura Mulleavy for Rodarte in womenswear, Scott Sternberg for Band of Outsiders in menswear and Philip Crangi for accessory design. Calvin Klein presented Carolina Herrera with the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement award. As guests mingled during the cocktail hour outside the New York Public Library, where the awards were held, Herrera noted her key to her enduring success as a designer. “When you are in this business, you have to go on and on and on,” she said. “Life changes, and the only thing I think all the time is to make the women who wear my clothes look beautiful, comfortable, natural. It’s not about trends, or anything like that. It’s about being classic, with a modern touch.” … Style.com’s Candy Pratts Price received the Eugenia Sheppard award for her achievements as an influential fashion editor, while Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was awarded the Board of Director’s Special Tribute award for his initiatives to support the fashion industry in New York, a major economic force. Yves Saint Laurent, who passed away at the age of 71 the evening before, was on many designers’ minds. “It’s makes me feel so lonely, like it’s not a good world anymore,” said Isaac Mizrahi. Marc Jacobs, nominated in two categories this year, womenswear and accesories, said his fluttery heart dress worn by Victoria Beckham that night was an homage to Saint Laurent. “There has never been a collection that we’ve done where we haven’t thought about Yves Saint Laurent,” he said. “I think about him all of the time.”

I guess it sounds like a fun night for the folks in the fashion biz. I bet it’s fun being able to dress up in whacky fashion just because you can every once-in-a-while. The ladies always tend to amp up the drama with the stuff they choose to wear (VB is such a drag queen) but it sucks that the dudes can only wear tuxedos (white ones if you want to stand out). It’s kinda funny that with all the awards that get handed out for achievements in fashion, they can’t come up with something more interesting for men than tuxedos and suits. Anyways … congrats to the winners and props to the fashion fearless who like to play dress-up for all of us to have a chuckle with. [Source]

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